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From the Glenfiddich desk · Thread · tastes-like · 2026-11-05

Tastes like Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23

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1/Love your Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 and wondering what sits closest to it? Meet Tomintoul 25, the nearest twin at Dan Murphy's. It gives a Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 drinker about 76% of what their bottle does, and costs $222 more.

2/In the glass they split. Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 leans sweet: canned apricots, toasted marshmallows, apple blossom, caramel, milk chocolate. Tomintoul 25 runs drier: peaches, ripe apples, cocoa, milky coffee, soft spices. They share apple, honey, vanilla and milk.

3/This week the Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 is $511 at Dan Murphy's and the Tomintoul 25 is $733, roughly $30.86 a pour at home against $23.13. A yes for each: stay with the Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 if it's your bottle, reach for the Tomintoul 25 when you fancy a change.

Sources

  • Prices at Dan Murphy's as of 2026-11-05 (5 November 2026); vintage 2026-11-05.1; bottles: Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL, Tomintoul 25YO Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 700mL.
  • Tomintoul 25 for a Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 drinker (share of what the Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 gives): 76% (stand_ins.alternatives.share_of_ref)
  • Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 price this week: $511 (price.ticket)
  • Tomintoul 25 price this week: $733 (price.ticket)
  • Tomintoul 25 costs more than Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 by: $222 (price.ticket diff)
  • flavour words in both reviews (Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23, Tomintoul 25): apple, honey, vanilla and milk (identity.review_text (both))
  • Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 per standard drink: $23.13 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • Tomintoul 25 per standard drink: $30.86 (price.ticket / standard drinks)
  • THE POINT (fixed: keep its figures): Of the like-for-like bottles at Dan Murphy's, Tomintoul 25 is the nearest to Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 on flavour two ways: by the words in their reviews and by what drinkers choose. Tomintoul 25 gives a Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 drinker about 76% of what the Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23 does, and costs $222 more.
  • Glenfiddich Grand Cru 23: standard drinks in the bottle: about 22
  • Tomintoul 25: standard drinks in the bottle: about 24

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